CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$4,591

about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,293–$7,015

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,834

Above the fair price

about $1,243 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $4,591 This hospital $5,834

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other HI hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 HI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $5,834 Priciest $7,611

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 HI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $4,591 (about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children charges insurers about $5,834 — above the fair price. Located in Honolulu, HI.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4,591. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumana

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$5,834	94%
Devoted Health	$6,126	99%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$683 - $7,001

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 47562.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 47562.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other HI hospitals

Kohala Hospital · Kapaau $5,837
Kuakini Medical Center · Honolulu $6,702
Straub Clinic and Hospital · Honolulu $6,916
Pali Momi Medical Center · Aiea $6,916
The Queens Medical Center · Honolulu $7,138
Wilcox Memorial Hospital · Lihue $7,142
Kona Community Hospital · Kealakekua $7,142
North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc · Kamuela $7,611

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.